Get US and UK politics insight with our free daily email briefing straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThe head of MI5 has accused Facebook of giving a "free pass" to terrorists and child sex abusers with its plans for end-to-end encryption. Ken McCallum said the plans by chief executive Mark Zuckerberg would enable terrorists to plot attacks without being visible to the security services. "We would then be able to access that room, have a look at whether a bomb is indeed being built or not. A Facebook spokesman said: “Strong encryption is essential to keep everyone safe from hackers and criminals and is already the leading security technology used by many services.

Source: Daily Mirror May 21, 2021 09:56 UTC